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Nisaba 07, 18 (P283822)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | Nisaba 07, 18 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283822 |
| Museum no. | BM 021485 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Girsu (mod. Tello) |
| Coordinates | 31.5591, 46.1776 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) sze gur lugal | 10 gur of barley, royal (measure), |
| 2 | la2-ia3 sze-gesz e3-a | deficit of barley brought out, |
| 3 | 4(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) gur la2-ia3 kiszib3 gur-ra zu-a | 42 gur 4 barig 1 ban2 deficit, under seal of Zua; |
| 4 | szunigin 5(u)# 2(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) gur | total: 52 gur 4 barig 1 ban2 |
| 5 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 6 | 5(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) gur | 52 gur 4 barig 1 ban2 |
| 7 | mu diri i3-dub-ba-ke4 | the extra years of the inscriptions, |
| 8 | ib2-il2-la-sze3 | to Ibbilla; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ba-a-zi | Bazi, |
| 2 | giri3 lu2-sa6-ga dumu ur-nigar{gar} | via Lu-saga, son of Ur-nigar |
| 3 | ba-zi dumu na-silim maszkim | Bazi, son of Nasilim, responsible official; |
| 4 | nig2-ka9-ak | accounts |
| 5 | szabra-e2 {d}nin-mar{ki} | the household administrator of Ninmar |
| 6 | mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul | year: “Šašru was destroyed. |
Sources & licences
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